Slicing-machine.



W. O. ANDERSON & A. R. THOMPSON.

1,062,378 1m Patented May 20, 1913 W. C. ANDERSON (Kz A. R. THOMPSON.

SLIGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION nun MAYQ, 1911.

Patented May 20, 1913.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 W. G. ANDERSON & A. R. THOMPSON.

SLIGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3,

Patented May 20, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. ANDERSON AND ALBERT R. THQMPSON, OF SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA, AS-

SIGNORS T0 ANDERSON-BARNGROVER MFG. CO. OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, A

CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

SLICING-MACHIN E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3. 1911.

Patented May 20, 1913.

Serial No. 624,816.

To 01/ whom it "my con-4W1) I lie it mown that we. Wnmu'n t ANnitn son and Anmnrr ll. TJHJVIbUN. citizens of the lnitcd States. residing at. San Jose. in the county of Santa Clara and Stat of California. have invented certain now and useful lmprovrincnts in Slicinn hlachincs. of which the following is a l)t'ttlt:ttl()ll.

()ur invention retains to that class of machincs for slicing fruits. \'(I ltll)li\ and the like, in which cutters are assembled in senticircular series and rotate in radial planes above a feedt-r which travels under the convet-gent. lower edges of the cutters.

()ur invention consists in means for mounting and supporting: the cutters: moans for relatively adjusting tin-in: means for driving them; means for yicldingly prt sentiog the fruit to the cutters and means for assorting the scvcral slices, all as we sl all hcreinattcr fully describe. together with tho objects sought and attained by our several. iinprovcnicnts.

ltet'crring: to the aw-mupanvingr draw iugsb-l ignre l ls a side elevation of our slicing machin hip. i-- a ross sectional view. rartly in olcuilion, of the cutters. shou ing the manner of m unting: and driving theiu. li :3 is a fragnucntary plan View of the. feeder belt, showing the center ing g uidcs. the cushioning spring and the assorting guides. Fig. i is a side view of one of the cutters, showingr the mounting on the shaft, and the adjusting lever, the dotted lines indicating the ecccntricity of the shaft journal. Fig. 5 is an cud view of one of the shafts 7, showing the ccccntricity of its journal portion 6.

1 is a frame on which is mounted the traveling feeder belt or carrier 2.

3 are the cutters, in the form of metallic disks. They are assembled in a semicircular series, and each cutter lies and rotates in a radial plane, their lower convergent ed es lying just above the feeder 2.

lach cutter has secured to each of its faces as by riveting as seen at 1, an annular gear 5, and each cutter with gears is mounted to rotate upon the journal portion 6 of a shaft 7. There is one such shaft 7 for each cutter.

S are the supporting blocks assembled in semi-circular series. A. terminal one of these blocks lies upon the frame l on one side and the other terminal block lies upon the frame at the other side; the remaining blocks lie between the cutters, and inside of the peripheries of the gears. Each block has a hole 9 in t from each side and into these holes fit the shafts T and are fixed therein by set screws 10. By these means the cutters are supported by relatively extensive bearings. affording precision in rotation, rigidity in operation and stiffness against any strains which they may have to bear. Though the cutters are necessarily of very thin metal, the gears about their centers stiffen them, and afford ample journal hearing.

In order o set. or readjust any cutter to its proper position we make provision as follows: T he journal portions (5 of the shafts Y, though peripherally circular arc wccntric to their shaftsrand to each journal portion is secured a lever 11. By loosening the set screws .10 whiohhold any given shaft '7 in its support in the blocks 8, and by then Turning said shaft on it axis by means of the lcvcr 1l,'t.hc cutter of said shaft will be raise-d and lowered to the desired position, and thereupon by resetting the screws 10, said cutter will be held in the position to which it has been adjusted. Thus all the cutters of the series may be adjusted to and kept in proper relative position by simple and effective means.

The rotation of the cutters is provided for follows: The annular gears 5 interinesh between the cutters so that all are driven.

A terminal one of these gears meshes with a pinion 12 on a driving shaft 13, which is driven in suitable manner, as, for example, by a chain 14 from the main driving shaft of the feeder to a sprocket 15 on the shaft 13. Thus the cutters are driven by positive and efficient connections of simple character, and which give uniformity and steadiness of operation, this being of prime importance for neat, clean work, especially in slicing as delicate fruit as peaches.

In order that the cutters shall not suffer injury from foreign or hard bodies which may he accidentally presented to them, such, for example, as a peach stone or piece thereof which, with all ordinary care, is some times left with the peach, We provide for the presentation of the articles to be sliced, to the cutters with a yielding pressure,

relative position of the disk in the series; a semicircular series of blocks the terminal ones resting on the frame and the intervening ones lying between the cutting disks and within their peripheries, said blocks receiving and supporting the projecting ends of the disk shafts: releasable means for fixing the shaft ends in said blocks; means for "otating all of said disks; and means for presenting the material to and passing it be tween the convergent lo'wer portions of the cutting disks.

5. In a. slicing machine of the described class, the combination of a plurality of spaced cutting disks assembled in semicircular series and in radial planes; annular gears secured on each face of each cutting disk around its centerjadjacent gears intermeshing; means for rotatably mounting and supporting said series of cutting disks; power transmitting connections to one of the gears for rotating all the disks; and means for presenting the material to and passing it between the convergent lower portions of the cutting disks.

6. In a slicing machine of the described class, the combination of a frame; a plurality of spaced cutting disks assembled in semi-circular series and in radial planes; annular gears secured on each face of each cutting disk around s center, adjacent gears inter-meshing; a plui "ty of shafts, one shaft in the axis of each utting disk and of its annular gears formi a journal upon which the disk and its gears turn; a semi-circular series of, blocks, the terminal. ones resting on the frameand the intervening ones lying between the cutting disks, said blocks recxiving and supporting the shafts of the t'sks; power transmitting connections to one of the gears of the series of cutting disks for rotating all of said disks: and means for presenting the material to and passing it between the ctmvergent lower portions of the cuttingfiisks.

7. In a slicing machine of the describedclass, the combination of a frame; a plurality of spaced cutting disks assembled in semi-circular series and in radial planes; annular gearssecured on each face of each cut ting disk around its center, adjacent gears intern'ieshing; a. plurality of shafts "one in the axis of and projecting from each side of each disk and its gears, each of said series of separated sorting guides carried by shaft-s having a central journal portion ec- 5-5 centric to the axis of its end portions and upon which central portion the disk and its gears are mounted to turn; means for turning each shaft in the axis of the disk it supports, to adjust the relative position of said disk in the series; a semi-circular series of blocks the terminal ones resting on the frame and the intervening ones lying between the cutting disks, said blocks receiving and supporting the projecting ends of the disk shafts; releasable means for fixing the shaft ends in said blocks; power transmitting connections to one of the gems of the series of cutting disks for rotating all of said disks; and means for presenting the material to and passing it between the con wergent lower portions of the cutting disks.

8. In a slicing machine, the combination of a series of spaced cutters; a traveling feeder to present the material to and pass 7 it between said disks; and fixed sorting guides beyond the cutters disposed to segregate the slices of the material.

9. In a slicing machine, the combination of a frame; a semi-circular series of rotatable spaced cutting disks disposed in radial planes; a traveling feeder belt to pre sent the material to and pass it between the lower portions of the cutting disks; and a the frame and disposed to receive the slices from the cutting disks and to segregate them.

10..In a slicing machine of the described class, the combination of a plurality of spaced cutting disks assembled in a semicircular series and in radial planes, annular gears secured on each face of each cutting disk around its center, adjacent gears, inter-meshing; means for rotatably mounting and. supporting said series of cutting disks, and means for presenting the material to and passing it between the convergent lower port ons of the cutting disks.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this'specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

lVitnesscs:

F. R. RUSSELL, F. E. WEAVER. 

